Let .
Apply the power rule: goes to
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Differentiate term by term:
Apply the power rule: goes to
The derivative of the constant is zero.
The result is:
The result of the chain rule is:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
2
-3*x
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2
/ 3 \
\x - 1/
/ 3 \
| 3*x |
6*x*|-1 + -------|
| 3|
\ -1 + x /
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2
/ 3\
\-1 + x /
/ 6 3 \
| 27*x 18*x |
6*|-1 - ---------- + -------|
| 2 3|
| / 3\ -1 + x |
\ \-1 + x / /
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2
/ 3\
\-1 + x /